tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post4930534619203749722..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: mini-review marathon: the old-ish Bengali films, Soumitra editionBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-7055639018189421532017-06-20T02:49:00.833-05:002017-06-20T02:49:00.833-05:00I am an anachronism. A Soumitra of the 60s -70 s f...I am an anachronism. A Soumitra of the 60s -70 s fan.<br />You don't write about his feluda, apu or hirak rajar deshe.<br />Check out his new movies Praktan and beka sheshe.globalindianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374598642425786816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-68116254330390525382013-02-15T22:34:33.553-06:002013-02-15T22:34:33.553-06:00I'm honored to be included in the Facebook pag...I'm honored to be included in the Facebook page! Thank you for sharing it. I have more posts on his films at this link http://bethlovesbollywood.blogspot.in/search/label/house%20favorite%3A%20Soumitra%20Chatterjee<br /><br />And yes, I am currently in Calcutta but not for much longer.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-42959014665165092822013-02-15T12:30:12.536-06:002013-02-15T12:30:12.536-06:00I loved reading your article here. And without you...I loved reading your article here. And without your permission I have shared this with Soumitra Chatterjee's page in Facebook. If you mind sorry for that. One query are you now at Calcutta.sadnemoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393674336622556605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-79618196725013699392013-01-30T12:43:25.597-06:002013-01-30T12:43:25.597-06:00AHAHAHAH that's hilarious! How did I miss that...AHAHAHAH that's hilarious! How did I miss that? Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-21373602255491285452013-01-30T10:50:47.259-06:002013-01-30T10:50:47.259-06:00Abhijan contains one of my favourite exchanges of ...<i>Abhijan</i> contains one of my favourite exchanges of all time: when the Soumitra character is first introduced to the smuggling biz, he asks, "What is the risk in this?" And the response he gets is, "If nobody finds out, there's no risk. And that's all I'll say on the matter." :-)<br />Ramsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08437722898856442265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-84388189866242577582013-01-21T17:35:26.975-06:002013-01-21T17:35:26.975-06:00Yves just sent this comment, which I accidentally ...<a href="http://www.letstalkaboutbollywood.com/" rel="nofollow">Yves</a> just sent this comment, which I accidentally deleted: <br />Hi Beth, <br />Thanks for this little series, but unlike you, I really enjoyed Abhijan, which I'd describe as the struggle between aristocracy and meritocracy, because Narsingh's caste, that of the Kshatrya, or warrior, is what sets him apart from other lower-caste people. But he's assailed by moral problems which lower-caste people (his driver Rama, for one), or even the caste-critical Christians (Joseph, Milli etc.) handle far better than he does. So he's facing the classic conumdrum of the elite who should be moral models because of their rank, and are expected to be that, but in fact are only human beings like the rest of us. <br /><br />And my response: I like that reading very much. Greed, pride, and other selfish motivations seemed to talk more than morals for most of Narsingh's decisions, didn't they? I did not catch the ethnic identity(ies) of the guy trying to get Narsingh into dirty work, but even he did not have any trouble with moral difficulties (he just picked the wrong side).Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-32598069910717268282013-01-19T13:54:42.003-06:002013-01-19T13:54:42.003-06:00Sudipto - I have not! Thank you for the recommenda...Sudipto - I have not! Thank you for the recommendation. I shall be DVD shopping in Calcutta within the next month and can use all the recommendations I can get. :) Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-72549946199413663252013-01-19T11:49:13.500-06:002013-01-19T11:49:13.500-06:00Slightly off-topic, have you watched this movie &#...Slightly off-topic, have you watched this movie 'Hemlock Society'? It's by Srijit Mukherjee (director of 'Autograph' and 'Baishe Shrabon') and came out last year. I believe, you would enjoy it - also, Soumitra has a 5 minute cameo in it :-)sudiptohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206907399980632765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-43478089551697053992013-01-14T16:23:13.375-06:002013-01-14T16:23:13.375-06:00That is EXACTLY what I need to know! Bees Saal Baa...That is EXACTLY what I need to know! Bees Saal Baad just popped on to my radar a few weeks ago, so I really ought to watch it. He's a very handsome fellow in the right 60s outfits, which is plenty enough to make me watch at least one more film. :)Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-24125663942459207642013-01-14T12:31:37.228-06:002013-01-14T12:31:37.228-06:00Beth, I do love me some Biswajeet, but I may be in...Beth, I do love me some Biswajeet, but I may be in the minority. He is so wonderful (IMO) in BEES SAAL BAAD. I have one of his old Bengali films on DVD, but have yet to watch it. Quite frankly, I will watch anything that Biswajeet stars in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com